Category Archives: My Creative Pieces

Design Play: Exercise 9 – Line studies

Posted on December 15, 2018 by

I’m jumping around with the exercises in the book and missing some out as I’ve done similar things multiple times in the past. The goal: To explore the power of a line and the nature of a line versus a … Continue reading →

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Design Play: Exercise 3 – Creating a design

Posted on December 8, 2018 by

The goal: Take line drawings and create a workable design to print. After my initial drawings of irises and grevillea (very loosely translated) a couple of weeks ago I spent a few minutes messing around with floral bouquets and was … Continue reading →

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Etching: Hobbiton

Posted on November 27, 2018 by

Sepia & a touch of black + 40% translucent on 250gsm Dutch etching paper Sepia & a touch of black, with slight blue highlight in the sky + 40% translucent on 250gsm cream Stonehenge Sepia & a touch of black, … Continue reading →

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Design Play: Exercise 3

Posted on November 25, 2018 by

The goal: to turn solid shapes into line drawings and create variations on the theme. Part 1 For one day only, late last week, my Walking Irises came into full bloom.  I had a sea of green, white and purple … Continue reading →

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Etching: Hobbiton – preparation

Posted on November 14, 2018 by

In 2014 I toured New Zealand and visited Hobbiton, the village created for the movie The Hobbit.  I, personally, thought the movie was only average but I love the scenery and special effects. Hobbiton is a marvellous place and would … Continue reading →

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A little collagraph printing

Posted on November 6, 2018 by

Even though my Linear Containment book was fully completed and assembled earlier in the year I still have an itch to print the final plate in a different colourway and then perhaps stitch into it. The original print looked like … Continue reading →

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Etching: line and shape figure – final prints

Posted on November 4, 2018 by

As can be seen from the earlier stage of this project here I cut the etched plates at an angle, leaving me with a couple of triangular offcuts to play with.  A good place to explore colour mixing. I then … Continue reading →

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